On The Radio
Of course I hear this song in the context of being in the process of reading Siddhartha and of my experience during the walk I just took.
We listened to it twice
'Cause the DJ was asleep
This is what Siddharta does with his entire life – he lives through the same lows and highs and swamps as many people around him do as well.
The great Way is easy,
yet people prefer the side paths.
Tao Te Ching chapter 53.
You're young until you're not
And you love until you don't
And you try until you can't
You laugh until you cry
And you cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath
No, this is how it works
You peer inside yourself
You take the things you love
And try to love the things you took
Then you take the love you made
And you stick it into
Someone else's heart
Pumping someone else's heart
Pumping someone else's blood
And walking arm in arm
You hope that don't get harmed
But even if it does
You'll just do it all again
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I also like this version of the song:
And the next song also transitions pretty smoothly: